Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 2.4.233; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.

yathā —
maṇḍale kim api caṇḍa-marīcer
lohitāyati niśamya yaśodā |
vaiṇavīṃ dhvani-dhurām avidūre
prasrava-stimita-kañculikāsīt
||2.4.233||
atra harṣotpattiḥ |

Appearance of harṣa:
“When the sun turned red, and Yaśodā heard the sound of the flute close by, her bodice became damp with the flow of milk from her breasts.”

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